Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Huamantanga Peru

In Huamantanga, the summers are cool, arid, and overcast and the winters are long, very cold, dry, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 31°F to 57°F and is rarely below 28°F or above 61°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Huamantanga for warm-weather activities is from mid January to early April.

The warm season lasts for 3.2 months, from January 3 to April 11, with an average daily high temperature above 55°F. The hottest month of the year in Huamantanga is February, with an average high of 57°F and low of 37°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.7 months, from June 7 to September 29, with an average daily high temperature below 50°F. The coldest month of the year in Huamantanga is July, with an average low of 31°F and high of 48°F.

In Huamantanga, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Huamantanga begins around April 18 and lasts for 5.8 months, ending around October 12.

The clearest month of the year in Huamantanga is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 70% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 12 and lasts for 6.2 months, ending around April 18.

The cloudiest month of the year in Huamantanga is February, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 82% of the time.

Huamantanga does not experience significant seasonal variation in the frequency of wet days (i.e., those with greater than 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation). The frequency ranges from 0% to 2%, with an average value of 1%.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Huamantanga is March, with an average of 0.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 2% on March 8.

Rainfall

The sliding 31-day quantity of rainfall in Huamantanga does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 0.0 inches of 0.0 inches throughout.

The length of the day in Huamantanga does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 48 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 11 hours, 27 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 12 hours, 48 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:32 AM on November 19, and the latest sunrise is 56 minutes later at 6:27 AM on July 10. The earliest sunset is at 5:49 PM on May 28, and the latest sunset is 49 minutes later at 6:38 PM on January 24.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Huamantanga during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Huamantanga, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Huamantanga experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.3 months, from May 6 to December 15, with average wind speeds of more than 5.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Huamantanga is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.7 months, from December 15 to May 6. The calmest month of the year in Huamantanga is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.4 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Huamantanga varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 6.1 months, from April 10 to October 14, with a peak percentage of 60% on July 5. The wind is most often from the south for 5.9 months, from October 14 to April 10, with a peak percentage of 58% on January 1.

Huamantanga is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.7 months, from January 8 to March 30, with an average temperature above 69°F. The month of the year in Huamantanga with the warmest water is February, with an average temperature of 71°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.7 months, from July 21 to November 13, with an average temperature below 64°F. The month of the year in Huamantanga with the coolest water is October, with an average temperature of 62°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Huamantanga throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Huamantanga for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid January to early April, with a peak score in the second week of March.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Huamantanga for hot-weather activities is for the entire month of October.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Huamantanga typically lasts for 4.5 months (137 days), from around December 9 to around April 25, rarely starting before October 15, or ending after June 8.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from August 28 to November 24, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Huamantanga is September, with an average of 7.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.3 months, from May 7 to July 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 6.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Huamantanga is June, with an average of 5.9 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Huamantanga are -11.499 deg latitude, -76.749 deg longitude, and 11,119 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Huamantanga contains extreme variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 4,124 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 11,222 feet. Within 10 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (11,699 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (17,792 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Huamantanga is covered by shrubs (62%), cropland (18%), and trees (11%), within 10 miles by shrubs (41%) and sparse vegetation (26%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (34%) and sparse vegetation (23%).